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This recipe highlights the versatility and nutrient qualities of quinoa. The tiny seed is high in protein, fiber, iron, and B vitamins and can be used in so many ways. For this dish, it’s the pasta and the meatballs. What other food do you know that can play two major roles in one single plate? And, while making your own tomato sauce might sound daunting, our Basic Red Tomato Sauce is actually quite simple! Pro tip: Double the sauce so you have extra for dipping your meatballs!

This Lentil Minestrone has all of the elements of a healthy soup — phytonutrient-filled vegetables, fiber-filled whole-grain pasta, healing herbs and spices, and protein-powered beans. Make it for dinner guests, portion it out for lunches throughout the week, or freeze it for later so you can enjoy it in the months to come!

Want the sauce without the wings? This plant-based dish has all the flavor, and just as much protein, as the meat-based version. Enjoy this by itself, serve it as an appetizer, or savor it alongside a veggie burger. No matter how you dive in, you’re getting a boatload of vitamin C, beta carotene, fiber, and protein from this nutritious dish.

Serve this to your friends and family, but don’t tell them it’s a healthy vegan dish! They’ll think you made it like a traditional-style white sauce with cream and butter. The trick to perfecting the cashew bechamel is soaking the cashews and blending them until super smooth. The creamy bechamel with the legume pasta, crunchy peas, and earthy spinach will have everyone coming back for more! Packed with iron, protein, and phytonutrients, there’s nothing to feel bad about when enjoying this hearty dish.

Smoothies are an ideal way to sneak in high-fiber, nutrient-dense foods that should be included in your diet every day for optimal health. While this healthy smoothie has a handful of spinach, it also has banana, peanut butter, and dates — you’d never know we snuck in some leafy greens! Use the ingredients below as a base and switch up the fruit, greens, and nut butter to get a variety of flavors and nutrition all week long.

This walnut parmesan cheese is made with walnuts and sunflower seeds, both of which are packed with healthy fats, vitamin E, and magnesium, as well as plant-based protein. Nutritional yeast gives it a “cheesy” flavor the nuts and seeds give it the moist parmesan texture. Sprinkle it on soups, salads, veggies, pasta, and grain bowls.

Do you know of a yummy dessert that gives you 13 grams of fiber per serving? Now you do — meet Avocado Key Lime Pie! Made with avocados, pecans, and coconut, this dessert certainly has some plant-powered calories, however, it’s also chock-full of healthy fats, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, and B vitamins. Your body might just thank you for this nourishing treat.

Make this recipe as-is for a hearty side, or double the recipe and enjoy it as a main meal. There’s no hiding it, squash is the star of the show here and for good reason! It makes a delicious casserole combined with other vegetables, cashew cheese, and fresh herbs. Enjoy it with summer squash during the spring and summer and butternut squash during the fall and winter. Either way, the squash is lending a hearty dose of vitamin C, phytonutrients, and fiber towards your health!

These Southwest Veggie Burgers are perfectly grillable! Even though you won’t notice the squash, it’s playing an essential binding role with its fiber and moisture (not to mention its nutritional value). Make them ahead of time and enjoy them all week long for lunch or freeze them (separated between parchment paper) so that you have the burgers as you want them in the weeks ahead.

Once your Herbed Cashew Cheese is prepared, this appetizer takes minutes to make. (But your friends and family will think it took you hours — we won’t tell!) One of the coolest things about squash is its versatility — it can be enjoyed baked, grilled, steamed, or raw. It can also be combined with a number of other ingredients because of its neutral flavor. Use it often!